Drinks like a bubbled Chablis, only more boozy and noticeably sweeter. On second thought- this tastes exactly like Yann Durieux's Love and Pif. Bright acidity, lemon citrus, and somewhat natural. This isn't a great showing now, with the warm 2018 vintage overwhelming everything else this cuvee has to offer. I'd rate it at mid 80s as it is now. Better to wait at least a few years before opening.
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Pronounced green apple, pear, lemon, white peach, honey, toast, and wet stone. Medium+ acidity, medium+ body, creamy mousse, and an everlasting, complex finish with the same melange of flavors, particularly minerals and sweet white fruits. Rich but precise, as time went by this started to resemble a Grand Cru Chablis minus the saline character. What a wine!
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Pale yellow gold with green tint, vigorous fine bubbles. Citrus, white flowers, hazelnut, cream and minerality. Lean but complex. Wine was still too youthful and tight, and not showing much.
We paired this with the 2018 UR Blanc de Noirs. The UR was showing much more in comparison. This 2018 HL needed another 5-8 years in the cellar. For instance, at time of writing, Dom Perignon is selling its 2012 and Jacques Selosse is selling 2010. 2018 is way too youthful to be consumed now.
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2/15/2024 - oxidatif wrote:
Just wonderful. Very rich and ripe as you'd expect from a 2018, but still with beautiful tension and minerality to keep it from getting flabby.
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12/31/2023 - aquacongas wrote: 94 Points
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Fairly priced in Witwenball. I love this site from CB. Elegant, powerful and dense. 94
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12/14/2023 - Daldari Does not like this wine:
Drinks like a bubbled Chablis, only more boozy and noticeably sweeter. On second thought- this tastes exactly like Yann Durieux's Love and Pif. Bright acidity, lemon citrus, and somewhat natural. This isn't a great showing now, with the warm 2018 vintage overwhelming everything else this cuvee has to offer. I'd rate it at mid 80s as it is now. Better to wait at least a few years before opening.
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11/11/2023 - billyloveswine Likes this wine: 95 Points
Pronounced green apple, pear, lemon, white peach, honey, toast, and wet stone. Medium+ acidity, medium+ body, creamy mousse, and an everlasting, complex finish with the same melange of flavors, particularly minerals and sweet white fruits. Rich but precise, as time went by this started to resemble a Grand Cru Chablis minus the saline character. What a wine!
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10/7/2023 - GuanYu Likes this wine: 93 Points
Pale yellow gold with green tint, vigorous fine bubbles. Citrus, white flowers, hazelnut, cream and minerality. Lean but complex. Wine was still too youthful and tight, and not showing much.
We paired this with the 2018 UR Blanc de Noirs. The UR was showing much more in comparison. This 2018 HL needed another 5-8 years in the cellar. For instance, at time of writing, Dom Perignon is selling its 2012 and Jacques Selosse is selling 2010. 2018 is way too youthful to be consumed now.
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